The Technological Republic: Hard Power, Soft Belief, and the Future of the West
Silicon Valley has lost it’s way Caution: this book was penned by billionaire tech executive and his “yes man.” Still, there are some solid ideas and themes presented. Here’s the one that resonated with me the most: America’s brightest minds in science and technology used to rally around great things. They invented and build tools and tech that benefited humanity (or, at least, the US). However, for about the last 20 years this cohort have followed the money - they’ve largely worked on building apps like social media that are a detriment to our culture. And they are largely working in the private sector, where their main beneficiaries are investors. China are basically focused on the opposite - their tech sector is closely aligned with government. This is likely highly problematic for the US, and we’re in trouble if we don’t change course. ...